diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-ejabberd/templates/ejabberd.yml.erb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-ejabberd/templates/ejabberd.yml.erb
index 9e2a662..7be7fbd 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-ejabberd/templates/ejabberd.yml.erb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-ejabberd/templates/ejabberd.yml.erb
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ api_permissions:
       - "add_rosteritem"
       - "delete_rosteritem"
       - "send_message"
+      - "private_set"
 
 language: "en"